A case of repetitious, duplicate esophageal foreign bodies.

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A 5-month-old male with many foreign bodies, such as a 500 yen coin, two 50 yen coins, eleven 1 yen coins and five iron balls was reported. When his mother brought him to our hospital at first time, one 500 yen coin was in his pharynx and was removed. After this episode, he was taken to his home. However, he was brought to our hospital, again on the same day because he vomitted two iron balls. The roentgenography revealed two iron balls and three coins in his esophagus. After removal of these foreign bodies, we confirmed no other foreign body and then he was admitted.<BR>During the hospitalization, his mother brought us five 1 yen coins and one iron ball and said he had vomitted these things. The roentgenography indicated five 1 yen coins in esophagus again and those were removed.<BR>This was a rare case of repititious, duplicate esophageal foreign bodies and we thought these were caused by an abnormal behavior of his mother which was given rise by her pregnancy.
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